Bringing Up Kids Without Tearing Them Down How To Raise Confident, Successful Children - Softcover

Leman, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0785266054 ISBN 13: 9780785266051

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Bringing Up Kids Without Tearing Them Down is packed with real life examples and the tools parents need to underwrite their kids' lives with a solid sense of self-worth and confidence. Often the very things parents do to develop self-esteem in their children actually does just the opposite-Dr. Leman helps parents avoid that.

 Some of the topics addressed are "Oh no, I told myself I would never do that to my kids," "The crucial difference between praise and encouragement," and "How to raise responsible children." Readers will learn to develop a strategy of discipline that works in any family with any child and how to get the best behavior from each child. At the end of each chapter, readers will find steps to follow in their own families, plus self-evaluating questions that help them gain insight into their own parenting style. There is also a question-and-answer section to quickly reference specific problem areas.

About this title

About the Author:

Internationally known psychologist, award-winning author, radio and television personality, and speaker, Dr. Kevin Leman has taught and entertained audiences worldwide with his wit and common sense psychology. He has appeared on Focus On The Family with Dr. James Dobson as well as numerous radio and television programs. Some of Dr. Leman's books include The Birth Order Book, Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours, Sex Begins In the Kitchen, and What A Difference A Daddy Makes. Dr. Leman and his wife, Sande, live in Tucson and are the parents of five children.

From Kirkus Reviews:

The author of Growing Up Firstborn (1989) and other easy- listening psychology books presents yet another parenting guide aimed at the Ann Landers set. Introducing the idea of ``self-image insurance'' (techniques assuring the development of self-esteem), Leman focuses on the ABCs of self-worth--acceptance and affirmation, belonging, and competence--and again emphasizes Reality Discipline, that combination of love and limit-setting familiar from his earlier work and from the writing of Rudolf Dreikurs (Children, 1964, etc.). A host of CBN's Parent Talk Radio, Leman recognizes problems generated by the parenting extremes of authoritarianism and permissiveness and by the more common conflicts (over homework, housework, allowance) in families, but he never loses sight of the essential task of parenting: encouraging a positive self-image. Don't take behavior personally, he counsels; even bad behavior has a purpose. Love unconditionally, allow flexibility and room for failure, and remember that the tail doesn't wag the dog. Much of this has been said as well before, by Leman and others, and there's little to distinguish this book from half a dozen others. But it's full of warm, memorable phrases, useful tips for different age groups, and everyday examples to reassure parents that most problems can be resolved by following a few basic principles. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0785266054
• ISBN 13: 9780785266051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384